Around the world Quote by Kofi Annan

“This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable. It is long overdue that a day be dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world.”

Kofi Annan

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (3 ratings)

Around the world Dedicated Long Occasions Overdue Pay Remember Respect Speak Survivor Torture Unimaginable Unspeakable Victim World

More by Kofi Annan

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.

Kofi Annan

Image

UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after…

Kofi Annan

Image

We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue…

Kofi Annan

Image

You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished they had…

Kofi Annan

Image

A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only…

Kofi Annan

Image

Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack…

Kofi Annan

Image

Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit…

Kofi Annan

Image

In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At…

Kofi Annan

Image

We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough…

Kofi Annan

Image

The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What…

Kofi Annan

Image

I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

Kofi Annan

Image

Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the…

Kofi Annan

Image

Explore all 366 Kofi Annan quotes

More Around the world quotes

Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy…

Naomi Klein

Image

I guess, it's a father's dream for his daughter to be known around the world.

Liza Soberano

Image

Look at music for what it's worth around the world and not just America. In other countries, people are still buying CDs and going…

Snoop Dogg

Image

Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…

George W. Bush

Image

It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness…

Russell Brand

Image

We know the candidate Barack Obama, what he was like - the anti-war government nig... America was a source for division around the world,…

Rick Santorum

Image

Since 'coming out,' I've marched in gay pride parades all around the world, I've filled my home full of rainbow tat and I've become…

Liz Carr

Image

Once, as an experiment, I travelled around the world with a single suit. Before I left, I went to a tailor in Savile Row…

George Hamilton

Image

Thanks to all members of the military around the world for giving me the ultimate motivation.

Natalya Neidhart

Image

I look at what's happening around the world and I see Iran four years closer to a bomb. I see the Middle East with…

Mitt Romney

Image

“The low point occurred in July, during Romney’s junior week abroad, in which the press became increasingly frustrated over Romney’s refusal to talk to…

Mark Leibovich

Image

I believe there definitely are good things about social networking. It's a way for people to connect all around the world.

Lizzie Velasquez

Image

Browse all 3,351 Around the world quotes

Around the world Quote by Kofi Annan

Related quotes

More by Kofi Annan

More Around the world quotes